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Warren savors her Olympic moment

By Dave Oberhelman
Feb 15, 2026 3:31 pm - Willowbrook native Sarah Warren skated in the women’s long-track 500-meter final Sunday at the Milan Speed Skating Stadium.
Jack Eichel and Brady Tkachuk power the U.S. past Denmark 6-3 at the Olympics

By STEPHEN WHYNO
Feb 14, 2026 5:15 pm - Jack Eichel scored off his own faceoff win a minute after setting up Brady Tkachuk's first of two goals the same way, and the U.S. rode its top line to a 6-3 defeat of Denmark on Saturday night, keeping pace with also-unbeaten Canada for the top seed in the men's hockey tournament at the Olympics.
Wauconda native Bickner has a good day at Milan Cortina

By Dave Oberhelman
Feb 14, 2026 3:46 pm - Wauconda native Kevin Bickner, unable to make the finals in his prior ski jumping event at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, placed 20th overall in his second event on Saturday in Italy.
For Winter Olympic favorites, the pursuit of gold brings risk for their legacies, unfair or not

By WILL GRAVES
Feb 14, 2026 3:20 pm - Nobody is forced to come to the Olympics. The athletes in Milan and Cortina dreamed about these two weeks long before the flames were lit in northern Italy. They have poured their lives into the pursuit of this moment. This chance.
Jordan Stolz wins his 2nd Olympic speedskating gold medal by adding a 500-meter title to the 1,000

By HOWARD FENDRICH
Feb 14, 2026 11:00 am - Jordan Stolz is now a two-time Olympic gold medalist in speedskating — halfway to his goal of four at the Milan Cortina Games — after winning the 500 meters on Saturday to go along with his victory in the 1,000.
After ‘Olympic curse’ hits Ilia Malinin in his free skate, the ‘Quad god’ sets his sights on future

By DAVE SKRETTA
Feb 14, 2026 10:29 am - Ilia Malinin need only to have looked into the stands on Friday night, where Nathan Chen watched as the American figure skating sensation known as the “Quad god” fell apart in his Olympic free skate, for inspiration about what might come next.
Lincicome: US vs. the world? In more ways than one

By Bernie Lincicome
Feb 14, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Bernie Lincicome writes about the Winter Olympics and other international competitions.
O’Donnell: So many stories, so little time for NBC and the ’26 Winter Olympics

By Jim O'Donnell
Feb 14, 2026 10:00 am - Columnist Jim O’Donnell writes about the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and other sports stories.
Coyne Schofield scores twice in Team USA’s 6-0 quarterfinal win over Italy

By Dave Oberhelman
Feb 13, 2026 6:34 pm - Olympic veteran Kendall Coyne Schofield of Palos Heights scored twice during the United States women’s hockey team’s 6-0 win over Italy in Friday’s quarterfinals at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
‘Quad God’ Ilia Malinin falls twice in Olympic disaster, allowing Mikhail Shaidorov to claim gold

By DAVE SKRETTA
Feb 13, 2026 5:50 pm - Ilia Malinin wound his way through the tunnels beneath the Milano Ice Skating Arena on Friday night, trying in vain to explain — or even just understand — exactly went wrong in an Olympic free skate that could only be described as a disaster.

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